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Discuss biological treatments for OCD 16/16

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Outline and evaluate biological treatments for OCD (16 marks)

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repttk eetort s.eThn semekni sethktethee serotoninniemolecple seremknnienniethee synikttceclefeknideckniereinnidetoe
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thee!orryecnrcpnteofetheeirknni,e soennicrek snnigetheeconicenitrktonieofe serotoninnienieprotrkni smnter seckniehelteto
niormkln seethn s,etotenitkllyeredpcnnigetheeknixnetyek s socnktede!nthetheeoi se s snoni seofeOCDeknidetheenieedetoe
comtleteecomtpl snieeiehkinopr s.e

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theekctonieofeGABA,ekniennihnintoryenieprotrkni smnterethktehelt setreienitedetolkrn sktonieknidethereforee
kctonietotenitkl sennienienghioprnnigenieproni s.eThn sehk sekegenierkleupneteninnigeefecteonietheenieriop se sy stem,e
nnidpcnnigefeelnnig seoferelkxktoni,eheltnnigetoeredpceetheeknixnetyethkteckp se seoi se s snoni seknidecomtpl snoni s.e

Ae strenigtheofedrpgetherktne seforeOCDen sethktetheyerelneiee symttom senniekropnide50-80%eofeck se se
(Jplneni),eknidekllo!e spferer setoelekdekeniormklelnfe.eHo!eier,eSnmt soniefopnidethkterelkt seerkte seforedrpge
therktne secknieieek sehnghek se45%,eknideconi seupenitlyekrgpe sethktekeietereklterniktieen seCBTe!hnchehk seke
relkt seerkteeofe12%eknidehk senioe sndeeefect s.eeOnietheeotherehknid,edrpgetherktne sekreefpnidkmenitkletoe some
spferer se!hoekreetooeknixnop setoekctielyedn scp s seknidechkllenigeethenredn sorder.eTheeklleinktonieofe
symttom secrekte seknieottortpnintyeforethee spfereretoe see et sychologncklehelt,eheniceedrpgetherktne sekree
intklennietheetrektmeniteofemkniyeck se seofeOCD.e

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!hereethee!kntnigeln steforeketherktn stemkyeieemonith s.eHo!eier,ethn secopldemekniethktedrpgetherktne sekree
tre scrniedemoreeknidemore,eieckp seetheyekreekechektereottonieforeheklthckree serince s.eDrpgetherktne se
kreeofeniecrntcn sedeforetrektnigethee symttom seofekedn sordereipteniotetheeckp se,e soethenrennicrek snnigep seetoe
trekteOCDemkyeieetroilemktcek sennidnindpkl se!hoenieedet sychologncklehelterecenieedrpg senni stekdethkte
mkyeniotere solieethenredn sorder,etkrtcplkrlyennietheelonig-term.e

Ae!ek nie s seofeSSRI sen sethktetheyetk ee12-16e!ee setoe sho!e sngni seofe symttom senmtroinnigede stntee
nnicrek snnige serotoninnieleiel senmmednktely.eThn se spgge st sethktelo!e serotoninnieleiel sen seniotetheeonilyeckp seeofe
OCD,eknideconi seupenitlyerelynnigeonieketherktyethkterkn se se serotoninniekctiktoniemkyenioteieetheeie ste
trektmenit.eIniekddntoni,e someeck se seofeOCDekreeckp sedeiyetrkpmktceeienit seknidenioteinology,eknide soe
shopldeniotehkieeinolognckletrektmenit s.eTheep seeofeSSRI sen selnmntedeieckp seetheeckp seeofeOCDemkyeikrye
iet!eenieekcheclnenit,eknidenten sethereforeennikttrotrnkteetoetrektethemeklle!nthethee skmeeinolognckletherkty.

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